The 7 Years Before Natsu 'reunites' with Nashi
"I'm sorry Mr. Dragneel," A man in a white coat said towards the crying Natsu. "We couldn't save her."
"No no no..." More tears came out of the eyes of Natsu.
"We'll give you some time before you collect her belongings" The doctor walked back into Lucy's room.
"Why?" Natsu sat back into his seat and wiped away most of his tears.
5 Minutes Later
Natsu gathered all of her belongings from her hospital room. He exited his room and spoke to another doctor. "Excuse me."
"Yes?" The doctor replied.
"When can I see my daughter?" Natsu asked.
"Mr. Dragneel right?," the doctor checked his charts. "Ah in a bit, we're just making sure if nothing didn't go wrong during labor."
"Ok" Natsu walked back to the waiting room.
"Don't worry," The doctor was trying to cheer up Natsu. "She can be ready to go once we check Mr. Dragneel."
"Yeah," Natsu weakly replied. "Ok."
As Natsu entered the waiting room, he saw a few of his friends; Erza, Gray, Juvia, and Levy. "W-what are you guys doing here?"
"We heard what happened.." Erza softly said. "I'm sorry for your loss."
"Yeah us too" Gray spoke for the rest.
"Where's Happy?" Natsu asked.
"The hospital doesn't allow animals in" Levy answered.
"Oh," Natsu was trying to hold his tears once more. "I s-sure c-could of used my best friend."
"It's ok," Erza took Natsu to his seat. "We're here for you Natsu." She then went on and hugged Natsu.
"Juvia," Gray turned to his wife. "Go bring Natsu some coffee."
"Juvia will do that" Juvia walked outside of the waiting room and towards the Hospital's cafeteria.
"Are those her stuff?" Levy asked.
"Yeah" Natsu wiped his tears once more before handing Lucy's possessions to her best friend, Levy.
Juvia was back. "Natsu here's your coffee."
"Thanks" Natsu took a sip from it.
All 5 waited with Natsu to see if he was able to take his daughter.
"Hey they're bringing you're baby Natsu" Erza woke Natsu up from his slumber.
"Mr. Dragneel, here are the discharge papers to release you're daughter, please sign them" The doctor told Natsu.
Natsu agree. He signed the papers and he gave them back. "Here you go."
"Thank you," The doctor got the papers and so he gave Natsu the baby carrier which held his baby. "Do you want us to tell the church near the Fairy Tail guild to prepare your wife's funeral?"
"Yes please" He softly said.
"Ok" the doctor soon left.
"She is so cute" Levy said about the baby.
"Juvia agrees," Juvia said. "She is very cute."
"What did you name her, Natsu?" Erza asked.
"Lucy wanted to name her... Nashi" Natsu answered.
"That is a nice name" Gray said.
After a while, they all then walked back towards the guild. After a few days, Natsu and his friends arranged a funeral at the Church, which was the closest funeral home in Fiore. Many came, people from other guilds came. Sting, Rouge, and Yukino along with their Exceeds from Sabertooth came, some girls from Mermaid Heel came as well a long with other mages from Lamia Scale came.
All grieved and mourned towards Lucy.
"Natsu!" Said a white haired lady.
"Huh?" Natsu turned and see who called him. "Mirajane?"
"You have to do an eulogy for Lucy" remarked Mirajane.
"Oh uh yeah" Natsu had almost not written since everything he was going to say would've made him miss her room.
The funeral was an open-casket funeral in which everybody had to walk up to the casket and pay their respects. After each mage was done, Natsu gathered all of their attention.
"Excuse me everybody!" Natsu yelled loud enough for everyone to hear. "I have an announcement to make. This has been a very painful moment in mine's and my daughter's life, but thank you all for being here, and also being able to support me in my loss."
Many people applauded. "Now, Lucy. Lucy Heartfilia, this woman, my lover, my wife, and my dearest friend of them all. She was a remarkable woman who exceeded everyone's expectation. She was likeable, easy to make friends with and most of all, never gave up."
Some of the mages started to tear up. "The first day we met, we were total strangers. From saving her from a bunch of perverts to introducing her Fairy Tail. She not only became a friend but years to come, became my lover. And from there, we devoted our lives together."
More and more mages teared up from Natsu's speech. "At some points we may have had falling points, could not stand to see each other, at each others throats, etc., etc." Some mages laughed. "But that's love right? Standing through the worst but making sure we love each other in the end."
Natsu could no longer hold his own tears behind his eyes. "This person. The one that fate brought me, will always stay in my heart. Forever and ever, for she was the one too change me, the one who also taught me more manners than my own father, the one-" Natsu wiped his tears. "The one who brought our child into this world. And I'm very happy to say that she'll live on in my heart, my friends memories, and most importantly watching over me and my daughter. That is it."
Everybody cheered and cried on, amazed of Natsu's eulogy. But behind that Natsu through all these days and this funeral, he kept on a fake smile.
A few days after the funeral, everything sermed to be back to normal back at the guild. Some were at a job, others either stayed at the guild drinking and making conversation, and others stayed home due to being sick or injured in their last mission.
Natsu was near the bar in which Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna were working at. "Natsu are you feeling any better?" A short white haired woman asked.
"No" Natsu answered.
"No?" Elfman thought he didn't hear that.
"Exactly," Natsu repeated once more. "No."
"Why?" Mirajane asked.
"All this time, I've been putting up a facade" Natsu said.
"What are you talkin-" Elfman was interrupted.
"Do you not get what facade means!?" Natsu yelled at the man. "All this time, I've acted like someone else completely!"
Everybody in the guild quiet down after hearing Natsu. "What's going on?" One small boy whispered.
"A man doesn't raise his voi-" Before Elfman can say anything else, Natsu quickly got the jump on Elfman and knocked him down unconscious with a single punch.
"Shut up" an angry Natsu said.
After seeing what happened, Lisanna dropped all of the drinks and went to her brother's aid. "Elf-niichan!" She yelled.
"Natsu! What did you do?" Mirajane was quickly angered.
"What I'm going to do is leave Fairy Tail" Natsu said.
Everybody was shocked and surprise to hear the words "leave Fairy Tail" come out of Natsu's mouth.
"W-what?" Mirajane said.
"You heard me" Natsu said.
Gray and Juvia also came to Elfman's aid.
"Natsu you idiot what are you blabbering on about!?" An enraged Gray said. "Are you out of your mind?"
"No." Natsu replied.
"Well then stop being an idio-" Gray was also interrupted by Natsu.
"No, I'm leaving Fairy Tail and taking my daughter somewhere else" exclaimed Natsu.
"Explain yourself!" Gray retorted back.
"It was my fault Lucy died," Natsu began. "Because of me, I lead her into this life."
"What are you saying?" Gray said. "Lucy's death was not your fau-"
"Yes it was!" Natsu yelled. "If I didn't drag her along that mission she would've been alive and well, being able to see our daughter."
"How is leaving Fairy Tail going to help you and your daughter?" Gray asked.
"Simple really," Natsu said. "Leaving Fairy Tail will take out tbe violence and fights in the equation. My daughter doesn't need that, she needs a normal life away from this, and away from me."
"Are you going to give your daughter away?!" Gray was shocked to hear what Natsu said. "Are you insane?!"
"No," Natsu replied. "She's young. She'll get adopted much easier than others."
"I'm going to stop you" Gray leaped towards Natsu with a punch, however Natsu was also going to counter with his punch. Both were stopped by what seems to be a giant fist. "What the?"
"Both of you stop!" An old short man shouted from the balcony.
"Master Makarov!" Both Natsu and Gray said astonishingly.
"Gray," Makarov yelled from above. "Let Natsu go."
"But-" Gray was cut off by Makarov.
"No buts," Makarov said. "And Natsu, I don't like your idea but listen closely, if you leave just remember that Fairy Tail is still your home."
"Thanks old geezer," Natsu said. "But I don't think I'll be coming back any time soon."
"Either way," Makarov smiled at Natsu. "You're still gonna be welcomed."
"Thanks."
Natsu quickly got a coat on for both him and his daughter and made way towards the entrance. As he was leaving, he noticed that Erza was coming back from her own mission.
"Natsu?" Erza saw that Natsu passed by him. "Where are you..."
Erza didn't even bother to finish her sentence.
Natsu made it to the adoption agency in town, where he was going to leave Nashi. He put down Nashi near the door. "So here we are my little girl."
Nashi was playing with her stuufed animal, Lou the Lion. "This is where we make our final stop."
"It's pretty cold isn't it?" Natsu smiled at Nashi. "Here." Natsu had made a small sphere like heat that surrounded Nashi, which kept her warm.
"This won't be the last time I see you ok?" Natsu suggested while a tear rolled down his cheek. "Someday we'll meet again. You'll probably ask who I am and every other questions that you'll have. Maybe in 5 maybe 8 years from now, but someday we'll chat once again." He leaned forward and gave her one last kiss to the forehead.
Natsu knocked on the door and seemlessly walked away. "'Til we meet again." From a far, he sees that an old man opens the door and notices Nashi. He quickly brings Nashi in and from then on, Nashi no longer can be seen from Natsu.
"I'll always watch over you just like your mother." The last words before Natsu put on his hoodie and now really did watch over her.